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Business English (B1) – Lesson 3

Self-study guide

This is the self-study guide for lesson 3.

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Vocabulary

For this lesson you should:

  1. make a list of new vocabulary from Unit 3 and Unit 4
  1. do the vocbulary exercises in the Online activities below.

Listening

Use your coursebook Basis for Business B1 to do the following:

  1. go to page 54, Part A: Looking back
  1. prepare exercises 1 and 2 for our next lesson.

To do the listening activites in the coursebook, you need the Cornelsen PagePlayer app. See the inside of the coursebook front cover for details.

Reading

Use your coursebook Basis for Business B1 to do the following:

  1. go to page 64, Part A: A challenging job?
  1. prepare exercise 1 for our next lesson.

Grammar

Use your coursebook Basis for Business B1 to do the following:

  1. check the explanations for the present simple passive on page 28
  1. do exercises 1 - 3 on page 29
  1. check the explanations for the past simple and past simple passive on page 38
  1. do exercises 1 - 3 on page 39 and exercise 6 on page 40

There are more grammar exercises in the Online activities below.

Professional profile

Use your coursebook Basis for Business B1 to do the following:

  • do exercises 4 - 5 on page 40.

Online activities

Use this link - Online exercises - to do the following Basis for Business B1 online exercises:

  • Unit 3: Grammar 1 – 5
  • Unit 3: Vocabulary 1 – 6
  • Unit 3: Work skills 1 – 5.

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Business correspondence

Download the Business Correspondence Workbook that accompanies the Basis for Business B1 coursebook here: Business-Correspondence.pdf (1010 downloads)


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